Universities With Free Online Biology Courses
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Whether you study biology for fun or as part of your major, getting a free biology education online can bolster your knowledge and save you money. Here is a list of top universities that offer free biology courses online.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (mit.edu)
MIT's OpenCourseWare site offers more than 70 free undergraduate and graduate level biology courses online. Courses are easily downloaded and include lecture notes, reading assignments, exams and much more.
The University of Arizona (arizona.edu)
The University of Arizona's Biology Project is a world-renowned online resource for learning biology. The Biology Project offers free access to numerous tutorials and problem sets, as well as complete lesson plans and activities.
University of Utah (utah.edu)
The University of Utah's Department of Biology offers two free biology courses through the university's OpenCourseWare site. Courses are very easy to download and include lecture notes, assignments and other self-study materials.
University of Massachusetts, Boston (umb.edu)
The free biology courses offered online through the University of Massachusetts' OpenCourseWare site are designed for students who are majoring in biology and for non-majors who want to take advanced biology courses. The courses are easy to download and include readings, lectures and other learning materials.
University of California, Berkeley (berkeley.edu)
UC Berkeley keeps their classrooms open to the world with podcasts of courses, lectures and more. There are currently three biology podcasts for spring 2008, but there are many others that have been archived. Perfect to listen to on your computer or mp3 player.
Carnegie Mellon University (cmu.edu)
The free online biology course offered through Carnegie Mellon's Open Learning Initiative provides four units of the full-length Modern Biology course offered on the university's campus. The units include an introduction to modern biology, as well as information on biological chemistry, cell biology and the basis of molecular biology.
University of Leeds (leeds.ac.uk)
The University of Leeds in the UK publishes materials from their Human Biology course online. Course materials include introductory anatomy and evolutionary developmental biology lessons and PDF workbooks.